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I'd agree completely with this, but it won't get through to critics.

Posted by Audiophilander on May 3, 2019 at 12:45:26:
We know some classic movie buffs here hold superhero flicks in very low esteem. You can tell'em that it's just escapist entertainment 'till your blue in the face. They don't care because it's outside their comfort zone.
There'll always be folks who turn up their Grey Poupon noses and scoff at the public's taste. Debating the salient points of any fantasy epic or modern mythology with folks who run to their nuclear silos at the mere mention of the Marvel Universe is usually a futile effort. Those who've already concluded that the decline of Western Civilization is due to Hollywood's focus on big budget superhero films are probably beyond persuasion.
Still, there's always hope, but recommending Infinity Wars won't convert skeptics. It has too many of the canards that super hero curmudgeons love to rail against. Personally, I think it's an excellent film, but very much a traditional superhero good vs. evil battle plot designed to satisfy action fans first while not fully contemplating the underlying tragedy of what is waiting just around the corner. As a set-up it's fine, but fails to provide much context to the human pain that will follow. For fans, it's the perfect teaser, but it does nothing to appeal to critics who aren't tuned in.
Avengers: Endgame dispenses with a lot of the prior film's build-up to deal with the after effects and human grief of how these former heroes cope with monumental failure and their own personal losses. Fortunately, there's enough back-story to make sense of the key precursor events while not dwelling on flashbacks except where deemed essential to move the current story forward.
Endgame's story stands on it's own, ingeniously plotted to bring everything to a logical conclusion. Not throwing too much at the audience at any one time, but letting individual stories and how each character adjusts to personal loss breathe. There were bound to be a few bumpy plot points, precious coincidences and time/space conundrums in this massive an undertaking. What's remarkable is that most plot points were resolvable within the framework of the science fiction and fantasy constructs of the tale and hold together quite well.
Bottom line, this is a Victor friendly superhero film if there ever was one. Whether doubters will pick up the gauntlet thrown down and make the effort to see Endgame before opining on it is anyone's guess. Trust me, the classics will still be available after the final credits roll.
Cheers,
AuPh